Futbol Club Barcelona Atlètic, commonly referred to as Barcelona B, Barça Atlètic or Barça B, is a football team based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, that competes in , the fourth tier of the Spanish league system. Founded in 1970, it is the reserve team of FC Barcelona and it plays its home fixtures at Johan Cruyff Stadium.
Reserve teams in Spain play in the same league system as the senior team, rather than in a reserve team league. They must play at least one level below their main side, and they are not eligible to play in the Copa del Rey.
History
Espanya Industrial
Founded on 1 August 1934 as Societat Esportiva Industrial Espanya, the club was originally the sports team of the factory with the same name, and its shirt featured blue and white vertical stripes. The company was owned by the family of Josep Antoni de Albert, who was briefly president of Barcelona in 1943; during Albert's presidency the club, now known as Club Deportivo Espanya Industrial, became Barcelona's reserve team and began to play home games at Camp de Les Corts.
Initially, Industrial played in the local regional leagues but, in 1950, it was promoted to Tercera División, reaching Segunda División two years later. In 1953 the club finished as runners-up in both the league and the promotion play-off but, being a nursery club of Barcelona, it was unable to move up a division.
Condal
After winning another promotion play-off in 1956, Espanya Industrial became independent of Barcelona and was renamed Club Deportivo Condal. The club wore blue shirts with two white diagonals stripes.
Condal competed once in La Liga, in the 1956–57 season, being relegated as 16th and last. In 1968, the club rejoined the Barcelona family as its reserve team, and adopted the blaugrana colours.
Barcelona Atlètic/Barcelona B
In 1970, Barcelona president Agustí Montal decided to merge Condal with another club, Atlètic Catalunya, and formed Barcelona Atlètic. Atlètic was founded in 1965 as a result of the merger of two other teams: Catalunya de Les Corts (founded in 1918 as Catalunya Sporting Club) and Fabra Coats (1926).
Under the new denomination the B-team played a total of ten seasons in the second level. At the end of 1988–89 the side returned to Segunda División B – the new third level created in 1977 – after ranking 17th.
In 1990, the team was renamed Barcelona B, but club president Joan Laporta changed the name back to Barcelona Atlètic in 2008. Two years later, his successor Sandro Rosell returned to the previous denomination,El Barça Atlètic volverá a llamarse Barça B (Barça Atlètic to be called Barça B again) ; El Mundo Deportivo, 3 July 2010 until Laporta changed again the name back to Barcelona Atlètic during his second presidential term in 2022.
Former club player Luis Enrique succeeded Pep Guardiola as team manager in the summer of 2008, as the latter was appointed main squad coach.Luis Enrique, nuevo entrenador del Barcelona B (Luis Enrique, new Barcelona B coach) ; El País, 26 May 2008 In 2009–10 the team finished second in Group III and returned to the second tier after an absence of 11 years; this was followed by a third-place finish the following campaign, however the team was not eligible for promotion due to its status as a reserve side. They remained in Segunda División for 5 years until their relegation in the 2014–15 season. In 2016–17, Barça B achieved promotion and returned to Segunda División, however, the Catalan side was relegated back to the third division after only one season.
In 2020–21, the team finished as runner-ups in their group and reached the promotion play-offs. Despite an unsuccessful bid for promotion, the team achieved a place in the newly created third division of Spanish football, Primera División RFEF. In 2024–25, the club was relegated to the newly fourth division, Segunda Federación, after 18 years at between the second and third divisions.
Season to season SeasonTierDivisionPlaceCopa del Rey 1970–71 3 3ª 4thFirst round 1971–72 3 3ª 19thSecond round 1972–73 4 1st 1973–74 3 3ª 1stFourth round 1974–75 2 2ª 10thRound of 16 1975–76 2 2ª 6thFirst round 1976–77 2 2ª 20thSecond round 1977–78 3 2ª B 5thFirst round 1978–79 3 2ª B 4th 1979–80 3 2ª B 14thSecond round 1980–81 3 2ª B 3rd 1981–82 3 2ª B 1stThird round 1982–83 2 2ª 11thThird round 1983–84 2 2ª 7thRound of 16 1984–85 2 2ª 9thThird round 1985–86 2 2ª 13thFirst round 1986–87 2 2ª 13thThird round 1987–88 2 2ª 8thRound of 32 1988–89 2 2ª 17thThird round 1989–90 3 2ª B 2ndSecond roundSeasonTierDivisionPlace 1990–91 3 2ª B 1st 1991–92 2 2ª 6th 1992–93 2 2ª 8th 1993–94 2 2ª 8th 1994–95 2 2ª 6th 1995–96 2 2ª 14th 1996–97 2 2ª 19th 1997–98 3 2ª B 1st 1998–99 2 2ª 20th 1999–00 3 2ª B 11th 2000–01 3 2ª B 9th 2001–02 3 2ª B 1st 2002–03 3 2ª B 2nd 2003–04 3 2ª B 8th 2004–05 3 2ª B 11th 2005–06 3 2ª B 6th 2006–07 3 2ª B 19th 2007–08 4 3ª 1st 2008–09 3 2ª B 5th 2009–10 3 2ª B 2nd SeasonTierDivisionPlace 2010–11 2 2ª 3rd 2011–12 2 2ª 8th 2012–13 2 2ª 9th 2013–14 2 2ª 3rd 2014–15 2 2ª 22nd 2015–16 3 2ª B 10th 2016–17 3 2ª B 1st 2017–18 2 2ª 20th 2018–19 3 2ª B 8th 2019–20 3 2ª B 2nd 2020–21 3 2ª B 2021–22 3 1ª RFEF 9th 2022–23 3 1ª Fed. 4th 2023–24 3 1ª Fed. 3rd 2024–25 3 1ª Fed. 16th 2025–26 4 2ª Fed. 6th 2026–27 4 2ª Fed.
23 seasons in Segunda División 4 seasons in Primera Federación/Primera División RFEF 23 seasons in Segunda División B 2 seasons in Segunda Federación 4 seasons in Tercera División
Honours Segunda División B Winners (5): 1981–82, 1990–91, 1997–98, 2001–02, 2016–17 Tercera División Winners (2): 1973–74, 2007–08 Primera Catalana Winners (1): 1972–73
Players Current squad
Youth Academy
Other players under contract
Out on loan
Personnel
Current technical staff
Marc Guitart
Former coaches Josep Seguer (1970–1972) Luis Aloy (1972–1976) Laureano Ruiz (1976–1978) Antoni Torres (1978–1979, 1980–1983) Joan Segarra (1979–1980) Jaume Olivé (1980) José Luis Romero (1983–1984) Martínez Vilaseca (1984–1987) Lluís Pujol (1987–1989) Quique Costas (1989–1996, 2001–2003, 2005–2007) Juande Ramos (1996–1997) Josep Maria Gonzalvo (1997–2001) Pere Gratacós (2003–2005) Pep Guardiola (2007–2008) Luis Enrique (2008–2011) Eusebio Sacristán (2011–2015) Jordi Vinyals (2015) Gerard López (2015–2018) García Pimienta (2018–2021) Albert Capellas (interim) (2021) Sergi Barjuán (2021–2022) Rafa Márquez (2022–2024) Albert Sánchez (2024–2025) Sergi Milà (2025) Juliano Belletti (2025–)
Records Players in bold are still active with club.
Most appearances
All competitions RankingNationalityNameYearsApps1Antonio Pérez Ayllón1978–19851922Cándido Viana Valentín1977–19831763Jesús Angoy1988–19951644Albert Albesa1983–19881605Pere Gratacós1978–19831506Juan Carlos Rojo1978–19881467Arnau Riera2001–20061438Francesc Guitart Sáez1979–1984141David García1999–200410Joaquim Ferrer Sala1978–1983137
League matches (2ª and 2ª B) RankingNationalityNameYearsApps1Antonio Pérez Ayllón1978–19851722Cándido Viana Valentín1977–19831643Jesús Angoy1988–19951584Albert Albesa1983–19881415Juan Carlos Rojo1978–1988139Arnau Riera2001–20067Pere Gratacós1978–19831388Jean Marie Dongou2011–20161329David García1999–2004130Haruna Babangida1998–2004Joan Verdú2002–2006
Top scorers
All competitions RankingNationalityNameYearsGoalsApps1Jonathan Soriano2009–201259842Haruna Babangida1998–2004471363Antonio Pinilla1988–199239102Ramón Calderé1977–19841355Sergio García2002–200437666Luis Alonso Cebada1981–198333837Roberto Trashorras1999–2003331198Mario Rosas1997–2000321039Paco Clos1979–198331110Joan Verdú2002–2006134Antonio Pérez Ayllón1978–1985192
League matches (2ª and 2ª B) RankingNationalityNameYearsGoalsApps1Jonathan Soriano2009–201255792Haruna Babangida1998–2004461303Sergio García2002–20043460Antonio Pinilla1988–1992905Ramón Calderé1977–1984311186Mario Rosas1997–20003097Joan Verdú2002–20061308Nolito2008–201129101Roberto Trashorras1999–2003107Jean Marie Dongou2011–2016132Antonio Pérez Ayllón1978–1985172
Stadium
On 23 September 1982 the Mini Estadi was inaugurated by Barcelona president Josep Lluís Núñez. Next to the ground there are two training pitches, pitch 3 and 4, which have artificial turf – the latter has a regulation size of 100 x 70 metres and has seating for 1,000 spectators.
Mini Estadi has also hosted games for the Andorra national football team, and the Barcelona Dragons of American football.
As a part of the Espai Barça project, the Mini Estadi was demolished and the Estadi Johan Cruyff was opened to take its place starting in the 2019–20 season. Also, as part of this project the Camp Nou underwent renovation.
La Masia
Inaugurated on 26 September 1966, La Masia is the name given to Barcelona's training facilities located near the Camp Nou in the Les Corts district of Barcelona. It is an ancient country residence built in 1702 and once Camp Nou was inaugurated in 1957, the building was remodelled and extended for use as the club's social headquarters.
In 1979, La Masia became the residence of young players from outside of the city. In the following decades the academy forged several players that would later appear for both the main squad and the Spain national team, Guillermo Amor, Albert Ferrer, Iván de la Peña, Josep Guardiola, Carles Puyol, Gerard López, Xavi, Víctor Valdés, and Andrés Iniesta being amongst the most prominent. Lionel Messi is also an alumnus of La Masia and is one of the most famous players to play for Barcelona as well as the Argentina national football team.La Masia history ; Barcelona's official websiteLa Masia – A footballing factory par excellence ; Total Barça, 22 April 2010La Masia graduates have scored more goals this season than in any other season in the Club's history ; Barcelona's official website, 18 March 2012
Notable players
Note: This list includes players that have appeared in at least 100 top league games, have represented their countries in international level, or both.
Lionel Messi Iván Balliu Rey Manaj Marc Bernaus Sergio Araujo José Raúl Iglesias Srđan Pecelj Marlon Rafinha Macky Bagnack Martin Hongla Fabrice Ondoa Patrick Suffo Ballou Tabla Merveil Ndockyt Alen Halilović Goran Vučević Urko Pardo Diego Almeida Alasana Manneh Ilaix Moriba Edgar Ié Anthony Lozano Ottó Vincze Gai Assulin Thiago Motta Hiroki Abe Tha'er Bawab Giovani dos Santos Jonathan dos Santos Santiago Fernández Efraín Juárez Lazar Carević Ilias Akhomach Munir El Haddadi Moha El Yaagoubi Abde Ezzalzouli Chadi Riad Jordi Cruyff Haruna Babangida Ezekiel Bassey Samuel Okunowo David Babunski Antonio Sanabria Igor Korneev Steve Archibald Diawandou Diagne Moussa Wagué Goran Drulić Alfi Conteh-Lacalle Lee Seung-woo Paik Seung-ho Damià Abella José Joaquín Albaladejo Luis Alberto Albert Albesa Thiago Alcântara Carles Aleñá Quique Álvarez Guillermo Amor Francesc Arnau Óscar Arpón Esteban Areta Mikel Arteta Alejandro Balde Sergi Barjuán Marc Bartra Marc Bernal Alberto Botía Sergio Busquets Ramón Calderé Lobo Carrasco Lluís Carreras Marc Casadó Albert Celades Luis Cembranos Thomas Christiansen Paco Clos Miquel Corominas Pau Cubarsí Marc Cucurella Iván de la Peña Gerard Deulofeu Martín Domínguez Juan José Estella Kiko Femenía Albert Ferrer Chico Flores Andreu Fontàs Paco Fortes Esteve Fradera Sergio García Gabri García Óscar García Roger García Luis García Salva García Sergio García Gavi Delfí Geli José Gil Jordi Gómez Sergi Gómez Nico González Álex Grimaldo Pep Guardiola Dani Güiza Gerard Gumbau Xavi Hernández Sebastián Herrera Alejo Indias Andrés Iniesta Juan Luis Irazusta Ferran Jutglà Bojan Krkić Fermín López Gerard López David Lombán Miguel Ángel Lozano Manolo Quique Martín Nacho Martín Rubén Martínez Paco Martínez Josep Martínez Jordi Masip Luis Milla Mingo Óscar Mingueza Juan Miranda Martín Montoya Josep Moratalla Pepe Moré Javi Moreno Carlos Muñoz